Trying to decide on PHP or .Net

[quartz70]

Hi everyone,
I'm in the middle of revamping my current web-based software for hospital information. I'm not a programmer and had a previous developer create my old version that is not around anymore. He wrote it in .Net

I'm looking to rewrite the entire program and have been looking into using PHP. I was wondering what everyone thought about using PHP for a web-based hospital software. I have been doing some research and seen lots of articles on both sides.

Currently the program uses Crystal Reports and our software accesses the hospitals servers remotely. Can PHP integrate with Crystal Reports? The hospitals that currently support our software are Microsoft servers. PHP can now run on a Microsoft server right?

All suggestions are appreciated, I am open to all viewpoints on PHP vs. .Net.

Thanks!

[Markus]

@quartz70
PHP is no less suited to the job than .NET. PHP is a very widely used language and as such is very extensive and secure.

On the question integrating PHP with Crystal Reports: I believe you'll have to go through the COM extension to PHP - see these comments on the COM book (@ php.net)

PHP can run on IIS*, yes.

* When you say Microsoft Servers, I assume you mean Windows Servers, and therefore I assume you mean IIS (Internet Information Services).

Mark.

[dlite922]

To make things life easy for you, I'd continue with M$. If you've got cojones and want to steer your software away from M$, then I'd go with PHP.

While you *can* work with M$ based components and API with PHP, however you'll find a lot more M$ geared functionality in .Net to make your job easier.

My Personal Opinion: go with PHP



Dan

[TheServant]

You're posting a question on .Net or PHP on a PHP forum. Most people here will go PHP, and when it comes down to it, we can come close to doing most of what .Net can do, and I am guessing pro's of .Net can probably come close to matching PHP too.

I find PHP is more widely used by hobby-ist's (due to its logic and support), but can be used professionally as well (due to its functionality and being open-source), and with such a wide community, I use PHP as a base for everything I can.

[Atli]

Hey.

If you plan on using M$ servers and other M$ software, I would stick with .Net. M$ stuff usually works best with other M$ stuff, and sometimes it just doesn't work at all outside the M$ bubble.

However, if you want to escape that bubble (which I recommend you try) then PHP is the way to go.

They are both excellent choices, and you will get the job done either way.
The question is just which one you prefer.

My preference will always be PHP... and I started out using .Net ;-)

[maheswaran]

Hi ,

Yes, am suggested to go with PHP for its simplicity. Because you can also do some changes in your application with out asking help from programmer every time. It would not ask compiling and make execution every time like .Net. If doing in .net then it will ask whole code to recompiling and make to upload whole code in to server. So simply you can go with php. Most impart there is lot of php freelancer available for php.